Distribution Sde Engineering Team Lead Milano

Distribution Sde Engineering Team Lead
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Want to do the best work of your life?

Make your mark at Europe's leading entertainment brand.

Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

We believe in better.

And we make it happen.

Better content.

Better products.

And better careers.

Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new.

From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still.

We optimise and innovate.

We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love.

And we do it all right here at Sky.

Content technology and innovation

Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets.

With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to create and distribute our award-winning content.

What you'll do:

- Be a hands-on Engineering Team Lead who will lead by example.

- Provide technical leadership and oversight of detailed analysis, design, subsequent development, and test of new or existing solutions

- Manage and nurture a highly skilled team of Cloud Media Engineers in a fast-paced environment, with responsibility for managing the personal development and recruiting staff with the necessary technical skills.

- Lead your projects including documenting, tracking, managing risks and dependencies.

- Respond and manage effective Incident resolution, including detailed root cause analysis, retrospectives, and proactive change to prevent reoccurrence.

- Make key technical decisions to influence department roadmaps and provide steer from an operational standpoint.

- Ensure Sky's cyber security requirements are always met and adhered to

What you'll bring:

- Proven track record of technical management, be it in a team management or project management role.

- Great communication and management skills

- 5+ years' experience in a Broadcast Engineering role with expertise in Transmission/Transport of Video over IP, encode and decode.

- Working knowledge of SD/HD/UHD/MPEG-4 AVC /H264, MHEVC Video Standards, Dolby E and Dolby Digital, Dolby ED-2 ac-4 Audio Standards and SRT.

- Strong cloud platform knowledge and their use in a production environment.

- Networks TCP/IP/UDP/RTP and VLAN configuration.

Encapsulation of Transport Streams into IP

- Relentless focus on our customer's experience and solution performance

- Knowledge of tracking and reporting tools, experience with JIRA and Confluence is desirable.

- Ability to work well in a team, self-driven and eager to learn

- Creative thinking, analytical skills, with attention to detail

The rewards

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks.

Here's a taster:

- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

- The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate

- A generous pension package

- Private healthcare

- Discounted mobile and broadband

- A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work - hybrid working

The world has changed.

And so have we.

We've embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home.

You'll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.

Your office space

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station.

Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations.

There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose.

You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky.

It's a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.

But better doesn't stop at what we do, it's how we do it, too.

We embrace each other's differences.

We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.

If you believe in better, we'll back you all the way.

Why wait?

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.

A job you love to talk about.